Fastener.



umszlavo. PATENTED PEB.14,1905. A. 0. LEAHY.

FASTENER.

APPLIOATIOH mam nov. a, 1004.

UNITED STATES Patented February 14, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

YFASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 282,670, dated February14, 1905.

Application filed November 5, 1904. Serial No. 231,576.

1'0 all 1072 0711 it may concern:

Be it known that l, ANNIE G. LEAHY, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing in the borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, in the cityand State of New York, have invented certain new and usefull'mprovementsin Fasteners, of which the following is a specification. I

. This invention relates to fasteners such as eyelet or clips formedintegrally with the prongs.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, Figure 1shows a part of a mailingenvelop with one of the fasteners in usethereon; and Figs. 2 and 3 are sectional views of the envelop, Fig. 2showing the fastener secured to the ply of the envelop ready for use andFig. 3 showing the fastener in use as in Fig. 1. Figs. 4 and 5illustrate the preferred form of the fastener on a larger scale. Theformer includes an under side and edge view of the fastener before it isbent, and the latter includes two similar views showing the fastenerbent into form and ready for sale. Figs. 6 and 7 are similar views toFigs. 4 and 5, showing a form of the fastener wherein spurs or clips areemployed in place of an eyelet. Figs. 8 and 9 illustrate a fastenersimilar to that seen in Figs. 4 and-5, but wherein the eyelet forsecuring the fastener is non-integral. Fig. 10 illustrates a form whichis the same as Fig. 4, except in someminor details to be hereinafterdescribed.

In the first three figures of the drawings, a designates the flap of anenvelop or paper bag, 6 an eyelet or reinforced aperture therein throughwhich the prongs of the fastener pass, and 0 the ply of the envelop towhich the fastener is secured. in these views, F designates the fasteneras a whole.

Referring now to Figs. 4 and 5, the preferred construction of thefastener and the manner of making it will be described. From suitablesheet metal, as brass, is formed'a piece, as seen in Fig. 4, whichcomprises a longer outerprong 1, a shorterunder prong 2, an eyelet 3 atthe base of the outer prong, an apertu re 4 at the base of the innerprong, said aperture being large enough for the eyelet to pass throughfreely, and a narrow tie or neck 5. The portion between the prongs inFig. 4 forms the base of the fastener. This piece constitutes the entirefastener and has only to be folded at the neck 5, with the eyeletpassing through the aperture 4, as seen in Fig. 5, to be ready for sale.This fastener is applied by passing the eyelet through an aperture inthe ply of the envelop or bag and clenching it in a known manner with aneyelet set. It will.

then appear substantially as seen in Fig. 2. To secure the flap of theenvelop, the latter is folded down over the ply of the envelop-body inthe usual way, the superposed prongs of the fastener passed through theeyelet in the flap, and the longer outer prong 1 back to the positionseen in Figs. 1 and 3. The object in making the outerv or exterior prongof the superposed pair longer than the inner one is that it facilitatesseparating them by enabling the user to take under the end of the outerprong and bend it upward and over. Where the prongs are of equal lengthand fit closely together, it is difficult to separate them.

The fastener may be made as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, wherein the prongs 1and 2 spring from a base-plate 6, on which are formed two securing'clips or spurs 3 to perform the function of the eyelet 3. The upperview in Fig. 6 shows these clips before they are bent down at rightangles to the base-plate 6. The prong 2 has recesses in its edges toform a narrower neck 5 to facilitate bending, and it will have, yPreference, a broad part 2, which when this P g is bent under the plate,as in Fig. 7, takes between the securing spurs or clips 3.

As in the construction described, the outer prong 1 projects out beyondthe inner prong when the latter is bent under, as in Fig. 7.

Figs. 8 and 9 show a form of the fastener which is the same as that seenin Figs. 4: and 5, except that there are two holes 4 in the base and theeyelet 3 is non-integral.

Fig. 10 illustrates a form of the fastener where the prong 2 is bentback over the prong 1 and the integral eyelet 3 does not pass throughit. In this form the prong 2, which is the outer and upper prong,extends out beyond the lower prong-l. In this construction the portionfrom which the eyelet 3 is formed constitutes the base of the fastener.In all cases it will be the outer and upper prong w hich extends out thefarthest.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim 1. A fastener, having a baseto rest on the surface of the material to which the fastener is to besecured, means for securing said base to said material, and two prongsconnected with the base, said prongs being superposed and substantiallyparallel with each other, the upper prong extending out beyond the endof the other.

2. A fastener, having a base to rest on the surface of the material towhich the fastener is to be secured, means for securing said base tosaid material, a prong connected with and in substantially the sameplane with said base, and another prong also connected with the base andbent over the latter and the firstnamed prong into a position over thelatter so that the two prongs are superposed, the upper prong extendingout beyond the end of the lower prong.

3. A fastener, having two superposed and integrally-connected prongs,one, extending out beyond the other for convenience in separating them,said fastener having an integral securing-eyelet 3 which extends throughan aperture 4 in the fastener, as described.

4. A sheet-metal fastener, consisting of a folded piece having twoprongs 1 and 2, an integral eyelet 3, and an aperture 4 through whislhthe eyelet passes, substantially as set fort 5. A fastener, having abase to rest on the surface of the material to which the fastener is tobe secured and provided with integral se curing means on said base, aprong which springs integrally from said base and lies in substantiallythe same plane therewith, and another prong which springs integrallyfrom the opposite side of said base and is bent back over the latter andover the first-named prong, said prongs being superposedand the upperprong extending out beyond the end of the lower prong.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name, this 3d day ofNovember, 1904, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ANNIE C. LEAHY.

Witnesses:

HENRY (JoNNET'r, WILLIAM J. FIRTH

